TY  - BOOK
AU  - Allender,Dan B.
TI  - Wounded heart : hope for adult victims of childhood sexual abuse: hope for adult victims of childhood sexual abuse 
SN  - 9781600063077
AV  - HV6570 .A5 
U1  - 362.76/4 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Colorado Springs, Colo.
PB  - NavPress
KW  - Child sexual abuse
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Adult child sexual abuse victims
KW  - Incest victims
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-270); Prologue: the quest for a cure -- Preface: a question of memory -- pt. 1. The dynamics of abuse. The reality of a war : facing the battle ; The enemy : sin and shame ; Deflection : the clash with contempt ; The war zone : strategies for abuse -- pt. 2. The damage of abuse. Powerlessness ; Betrayal ; Ambivalence ; Secondary symptoms ; Style of relating -- pt. 3. Prerequisites for growth. The unlikely route to joy ; Honesty ; Repentance ; Bold love ; Epilogue : words to the wise
N2  - "Sexual abuse knows no religious or social boundaries. The Wounded Heart is an intensely personal and specific look at this form of abuse. Dr. Allender explores the secret lament of the soul damaged by sexual abuse and lays hold of the hope buried there by the One whose unstained image we all bear. Includes information about false memory issues."--Publisher description
ER  -